The Trojan Soldier seen here hardly looks like a military man. In fact, in his short white tunic and vivid green cloak (carried, not worn, and barely visible in the photograph, which makes it appear blue), he is actually costumed for the party scene at Didon’s palace. I have an agreement with myself that if I live long enough and other more important matters are completed, I will write at length of the experience of performing under the direction and the baton of Sarah Caldwell in the 1972 first U.S. staging (by her Opera Company of Boston) of the absolutely note-complete score of Berlioz’s masterpiece, and of participating in the musical preparation and language coaching for the production as well. Believe me, the material could be developed virtually to novella length. For now, however, it’s a pipe dream that exists only as a remote possibility. On the menu at the right, you’ll find that you can click to see a bit more of this historic Troyens.